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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

Philippine National Bank, et al.; Acquisitions of Companies 
Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities

    The organizations listed in this notice have applied under Sec.  
225.23(a)(2) or (f) of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(2) or 
(f)) for the Board's approval under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding 
Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) and Sec.  225.21(a) of Regulation Y 
(12 CFR 225.21(a)) to acquire or control voting securities or assets of 
a company engaged in a nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec.  
225.25 of Regulation Y as closely related to banking and permissible 
for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, such activities 
will be conducted throughout the United States.
    Each application is available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted 
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing on the question whether consummation of the proposal can 
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as 
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency, 
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of 
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or 
unsound banking practices.'' Any request for a hearing on this question 
must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written 
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying 
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the 
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the 
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated for the 
application or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than 
December 5, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Philippine National Bank, Manila, Philippines; to acquire PNB 
Remittance Centers, Inc. (formerly Century Finance and Remittance 
Centers, Inc.), West Covina, California; and thereby engage in money 
remittance services, pursuant to Philippine Commercial International 
Bank, 77 Fed. Res. Bulletin 271 (1991); foreign exchange transaction 
services, pursuant to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, 69 
Fed. Res. Bull. 221 (1983); issuing and selling U.S. dollar and foreign 
currency money orders having a face value of not more than $1,000, 
pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(12); and providing brokerage services, 
including acting as an agent, broker or advisor, with respect to 
residential mortgages, pursuant to Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, 74 Fed. 
Res. Bull. 329 (1988), and Sovran Financial Corporation, 73 Fed. Res. 
Bull. 939 (1987).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 15, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-28755 Filed 11-21-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F